Illicit drug abuse levels in the CVC HIDTA region, particularly those
for ice methamphetamine, are high. Ice methamphetamine is readily available
and typically of high quality. Moreover, the ice methamphetamine market
in the region is strong and long established. Nonetheless, high-potency
marijuana, cocaine, crack, black tar heroin, ODDs, and diverted pharmaceuticals
are also commonly distributed and abused within the HIDTA.

California Alcohol and Drug Data System (CADDS) data show that methamphetamine
accounts for the majority of drug treatment admissions in the counties
that compose the CVC HIDTA region. (See Figure 3.)
CADDS data from 2003 through 2005 (the years for which the latest data
are available) reveal increasing methamphetamine and marijuana admissions,
a drop in heroin admissions, and relatively stable cocaine/crack admissions.